Ear Hustle

The daily realities of life inside prison shared by those living it, and stories from the outside, post-incarceration. Over 40 episodes, approx 1 hour each

Pod Save the People (Crooked Media) - DeRay Mckesson

Organizer and activist DeRay Mckesson explores news, culture, social justice, and politics with analysis from fellow activists Brittany Packnett and Sam Sinyangwe and writer Dr. Clint Smith III. Weekly episodes (over 150 to date); about 1 hour each

Speaking out with Tim Wise - Podcasting for Resistance and Justice in the Age of Trump - Tim Wise

Wise’s antiracism work traces back to his days as a college activist in the 1980s, fighting for divestment from (and economic sanctions against) apartheid South Africa. After graduation, he threw himself into social justice efforts full-time, as a Youth Coordinator and Associate Director of the Louisiana Coalition Against Racism and Nazism: the largest of the many groups organized in the early 1990s to defeat the political candidacies of white supremacist and former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke. Weekly episodes (60 to date, about 1 hour each)

Netflix’s When They See Us - Ava DuVernay

 When They See Us stopped the world when she told the stories of the (now) Exonerated Five. This is a cautionary tale for some on the dangers of making the narrative match a racist agenda and insight into the fear of Black families across the country, and world.

Dear White People

Dear White People has drawn controversy from many who have been afraid to push past the title, but it’s great insight to the inner workings of Black student activists and their campus experiences.

How to overcome our biases? Walk boldly toward them, - Verna Myers (TedTalk)

Brings some clarity and hope to the complex, overwhelming issues of racism and bias in our country by outlining three "calls to action" that viewers can readily implement in their lives. TedTalk 18 min

How To Deconstruct Racism, One Headline At A Time - Baratunde Thurston (TedTalk)

Racism isn’t funny, but in this TED talk you’ll learn about the pervasive nature of racism and laugh out loud way more times than you’ll be able to count.

We Need To Talk About An Injustice - Bryan Stevenson (TedTalk)

Bryan Stevenson is one of the leading racial justice advocates, working with people incarcerated on death row. If anyone can diagnose recent injustices and understand the steps forward it would be him.

The Trauma of Systemic Racism is Killing Black Women: T. Morgan Dixon and Vanessa Garrison (TedTalk)

Racism is traumatic. Oftentimes we are focused so much on legislative changes and urgent calls to action, that we neglect the emotional well being of Black people everywhere facing PTSD from this cyclical violence. Dive more into self-care as radical preservation with this joint TED talk.

Racism Has A Cost for Everyone - Heather McGhee

My liberation is bound in yours. This is not a feel good statement but a reality when it comes to how racism impacts policy, budgets, and prevents us from achieving a society that works for us all

13th (Netflix) - Ava DuVernay (Documentary)

In this thought-provoking documentary, scholars, activists and politicians analyze the criminalization of African Americans and the U.S. prison boom. 1 hr 40 min

LA92 (Netflix) Documentary

It’s important that we never lose sight of the legacy of police violence. To understand the righteous anger of the Black community, learn more about the LA riots following the Rodney King trial.

Fruitvale Station - Ryan Coogler

 When advocating around police brutality, we often lose touch with the humanity of those we fight for. In this masterful film, we see a glimpse of what is stolen from us each time police use excessive force.

Do The Right Thing - Spike Lee

Eric Garner and George Floyd have both drawn connections to a fiction character who preceded them both: Radio Raheem of Spike Lee’s Do The Right Thing. The film masterfully highlights where unrest stems from and what leads to the rage felt in uprisings and rebellions.

I Am Not Your Negro - Raoul Peck

James Baldwin has provided novels, personal essays, and prose to last many lifetimes. The film adaptation explores the extended history of racism through Baldwin’s recollections and personal observations.

So You Want to Talk About Race? -Ijeoma Oluo

Hard-hitting but user friendly examination of race in America, attempting to make the seemingly impossible possible: honest conversations about race and racism, and how they infect almost every aspect of American life. 256 pgs

Unconscious Bias in Schools - Tracey A. Benson/ Sarah E. FiarmanFa

Describes the phenomenon of unconscious racial bias and how it negatively affects the work of educators and students in schools. 224 pgs

Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools - Monique W. Morris

Takes a close look at the educational, judicial and societal disparities facing Black Girls. 256 pgs

Despite the Best Intentions: How Racial Inequality Thrives in Good Schools - Amanda E. Lewis and John B. Diamond

How does racial inequality in educational outcomes persist in an affluent, diverse, well-funded school district in a self-proclaimed racially progressive community? 272 pgs

Why are all the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? - Beverly Daniel Tatum

Argues that straight talk about our racial identities is essential if we are serious about enabling communication across racial and ethnic divides. 464 pgs

Not Light But Fire: How to Lead Meaningful Race Conversations in School -Matthew R. Kay

Makes the case that high school classrooms are one of the best places to have those conversations and  offers a method for getting them right. 278 pgs

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness - Michelle Alexander

Argues for a much-needed conversation about the wide-ranging social costs and divisive racial impact of our criminal-justice policies. 352 pgs

The Fire Next Time - James Baldwin

“At once a powerful evocation of James Baldwin’s early life in Harlem and a disturbing examination of the consequences of racial injustice, an intensely personal and provocative document.”128 pgs

We Want to Do More Than Survive - Bettina Love

Inspired by abolitionist methods, author persuasively argues that educators must teach students about racial violence, oppression, and how to make sustainable change in their communities through radical civic initiatives and movements. 197 pgs

Freedom is a Constant Struggle - Angela Davis

“In these newly collected essays, interviews, and speeches, world-renowned activist and scholar Angela Y. Davis illuminates the connections between struggles against state violence and oppression throughout history and around the world.” 176 pages

Sister Outsider - Audre Lorde

“Presenting the essential writings of black lesbian poet and feminist writer Audre Lorde, Sister Outsider celebrates an influential voice in 20th-century literature. In this charged collection of 15 essays and speeches, Lorde takes on sexism, racism, ageism, homophobia, and class and propounds social difference as a vehicle for action and change. Her prose is incisive, unflinching, and lyrical, reflecting struggle but ultimately offering messages of hope.” 192 pages

White Rage - Carol Anderson

“[A] slim but persuasive volume . . . A sobering primer on the myriad ways African American resilience and triumph over enslavement, Jim Crow and intolerance have been relentlessly defied by the very institutions entrusted to uphold our democracy.” –  Washington Post

304 pages

Killing Rage: Ending Racism - Bell Hooks

These twenty-three essays are written from a black and feminist perspective, and they tackle the bitter difficulties of racism by envisioning a world without it. They address a spectrum of topics having to do with race and racism in the United States: psychological trauma among African Americans; friendship between black women and white women; anti-Semitism and racism; and internalized racism in movies and the media. And in the title essay, hooks writes about the "killing rage"—the fierce anger of black people stung by repeated instances of everyday racism—finding in that rage a healing source of love and strength and a catalyst for positive change. 288 pages